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NASA's IXPE spends over 600 hours observing a galaxy cluster, solves a major black hole mystery

With the help of a specialized space telescope, scientists have finally figured out how a supermassive black hole's jet emits X-rays. According to NASA, the finding in a study published in The ...
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NASA IXPE’s ‘Heartbeat Black Hole’ Measurements Challenge Current Theories

An international team of astronomers using NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer), has challenged our understanding of what happens to matter in the direct vicinity of a black hole. With ...
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X-ray telescope finds something unexpected with the 'heartbeat black hole'

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NASA’s IXPE Revolutionizes Black Hole Research With Unexpected Heartbeat Discovery

In a breakthrough study,NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) has revealed surprising insights into the behavior of matter surrounding black holes, challenging long-held scientific theories ...
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Updates: Watch NASA and SpaceX launch the IXPE space observatory from Florida

Update: Liftoff of Falcon 9 at 1 a.m. ET! NASA's IXPE spacecraft is now en route to Earth orbit, where it will study X-rays from cosmic objects like black holes. Read the full story here. Follow live ...
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SpaceX Wins Contract to Launch NASA Small Astrophysics Mission

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — NASA awarded a launch contract to SpaceX July 8 for the launch of a small astrophysics mission as the company offered a Falcon 9 at a lower price than a much smaller rocket. NASA ...